For a charcoal grill, fill the chimney starter with charcoal; light and let burn until coals are covered with a thin layer of ash. Pour onto one side of grill. Arrange 3 chunks of wood or a handful of ...

Smoker recipes are the secret weapon for anyone who wants big flavor without breaking a sweat. These 17 dishes let the pellet grill handle the work while you get all the credit. It’s the kind of ...

If you love barbecue and smoking meat, you can appreciate the appeal of wood-fired pellet grills. They create the deliciously smoky flavor barbecue fans crave, yet require much less babysitting than ...

We've been taught to always bring our meat to room temperature before grilling to ensure a more even cook. That's what you should do on a direct flame grill, but with pellet grills that do not use a ...

Mike and Amy Mills are a father-daughter team from southern Illinois. Mike was trained as a dental technician. "I made false teeth — crowns, bridges, partials — this type of thing. It's what I did as ...

It’s a clash of pellet grill giants. There are two schools of thought when it comes to grilling and smoking food. There are the traditionalists who like to have their hands in all aspects of the ...

Special Request: Grilled Smoked Chicken Wings with Carolina BBQ Sauce photographed on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Schafly Bottleworks in Maplewood. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected] ...

I bought a Traeger Ironwood 885 back in 2021 to replace my offset smoker and charcoal grill. It smoked some epic BBQ, but left me disappointed when it came to grilling. It just couldn’t get hot enough ...

I’m a member of a loose-knit group called the Texas BBQ Posse. As you might guess, we formed to share a common love of barbecue. Some Posse members cook their own barbecue, but most of us joined ...

Brian Bennett is a former senior writer for the home and outdoor section at CNET. Meat, fire and smoke, are all essential to good barbecue. Together they can combine to conjure food that's ...